‘Go’ for Launch: GOES-U Launch Readiness Review Concludes

Technicians at the Astrotech Space Operations facility near NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida connect NOAA’s (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-U) to the payload adapter on Thursday, June 13, 2024, in preparation for its upcoming launch.
Technicians at the Astrotech Space Operations facility near NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida connect NOAA’s (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite U (GOES-U) to the payload adapter on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Photo credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky

NASA and SpaceX gave the ‘go’ for launch of the GOES-U (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite U) mission following a successful readiness review at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 

NASA and SpaceX are targeting a two-hour launch window opening at 5:16 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, June 25. The mission will launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 

Weather officers with Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s 45th Weather Squadron predict a 30% chance of favorable conditions. The primary concerns are at launch are Cumulus Cloud Rule, Anvil Cloud Rules, and Surface Electric Fields Rule.

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